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Nicholas Mokwena
  • Foreigners dominate sectors contributing to GDP

    Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry, Beauty Manake says Botswana’s economic landscape is diverse, with various sectors contributing to the nation's growth and development.She said while Government has implemented policies to encourage the...

  • President Masisi caught in land acquisition row

    Residents of Kgagodi Village have made a clarion call to President Mokgweetsi Masisi to explicitly explain the state’s intention about a 10, 000ha land between Kgagodi, Lesenepole, Moremi road and Kgagodi-Maunatlala Road.Government wants to acquire...

  • BDP endorses Masisi for presidency

    The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) will this weekend convene in Tlokweng for its 40th National Congress.The purpose of the Congress is to elect Presidential Candidate for the 2024 general election. The party will also launch its Manifesto and...

  • 'I'm going to end private sector abuse of our workers' - Mokgethi

    Private sector employees will soon be able to negotiate salary adjustment with their respective employers through the Private Sector Bargaining Council.Currently, the private sector determines its own salary using the statutory minimum wage rates as...

  • Guidelines put in place for Adopt-a-Police Station initiative

    Botswana Police Service has allayed fears it could be subjecting itself to capture and corruption over the Adopt-a-Police station initiative.Police Commissioner, Dinah Marathe has stated that to ensure transparency and accountability, the BPS has...

  • BONU demands closure of Lesirane maternity wing

    Botswana Nurses Union (BONU) has demanded the closure of Lesirane Clinic Maternity Unit as it poses danger to patients and staff.The union Secretary General, Lebogang Phillip stated in a letter to the Coordinator of Greater Gaborone DHMT that the...

  • P2 billion drawn from 11 Special Funds to fight COVID-19

    Minister of Finance, Peggy Serame says an amount of P2 billion was injected into the COVID-19 Pandemic (Coronavirus) Relief Fund as seed capital.She said all Special Funds are established in terms of Section 38 of the Public Finance Management Act,...

  • Govt. plans to lease vehicles from Batswana registered companies

    There are currently 2 677 vehicles parked in all Government Fleet Management (GFM) Stations countrywide with some awaiting public auction and others awaiting repairs.This was revealed by Minister of Transport and Public Works, Eric Molale who said...

  • Serame, Dikoloti conundrum * BDP Goodhope-Mmathethe Constituency drama at its peak

    Fresh information has resurfaced that could nullify the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Southern Regional Committee’s decision to reject an appeal by Finance Minister Peggy Serame.Serame lost against her cabinet counterpart Dr Edwin Dikoloti, the...

  • Inside BOSETU’s hostile takeover

    Daggers are out for Tobokani Rari, the Secretary General of BOSETU and his president, Winston Radikolo by forces seeking to vapourise the militant trade union and sanitise it ahead of the General Election slated for October, this publication has...

  • Moeding College staff decry deplorable living, working conditions

    Deplorable living and working conditions at Moeding College have forced teachers to petition the school Principal.The dire situation is a real danger to both teachers and learners. In the petition, the teachers argue that they have witnessed a...

  • Botswana laws disadvantages Indigenous People - Ditshwanelo

    The government of Botswana has been urged to ratify the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and to enshrine these rights in the Constitution of Botswana.These rights include the right to water, right to education, right to...

  • Minister Serame orders BURS cleanup

    Minister of Finance Peggy Serame has instructed Commissioner General, Jannette Makgolo to address alleged corruption within the Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS), Botswana Guardian has learned.According to information obtained by this...

  • BDP leadership admits fault in Bulela Ditswe mess

    Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) leadership has admitted failing democrats in the party’s Bulela Ditswe. The party is currently attending to complaints from candidates for the two batches of primaries held last month.BDP Secretary General, Kavis...

  • P10 million BOSETU residential plots to be unveiled

    Botswana Sectors of Educators Union (BOSETU) president Winston Radikolo is set to unveil P10 million worth of residential plots in Gaborone to union members.This happens a few weeks ahead of the elective congress where Radikolo will be seeking a new...

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